Ted Rudd

Hanzo

Was searching through old you tube videos of tracking from the early 2000's era amd ca,e across this guy tracking what appears to be Norway nit walls. WOW. I had never heard of him before I found his videos amd was wondering if he just stopped jumping or the other, darker,possibility. Alas, I found him on the BFL....very sad. I bring him up here because I wasn't aware that that level of proximity tracking even existed at that point in time. This guy was just going so hard that it doesn't surprise me he wound up going in. Sad. Does anybody have any stories about this guy? Was he one of the top trackers of his time? Even by today's standards this guy was amazing flying his body. Also, he's flying a very basic two piece suit, making it that much more impressive.

BUDA

Re: [Hanzo] Ted Rudd

I don't know any of these people, but I just want to plug Superterminal for early terrain flying. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fsAp90otdw&t=137s

surfers98

Re: [Hanzo] Ted Rudd

Legend.

niallandrewh

Re: [Hanzo] Ted Rudd

Most notably Ted was President of the TBA.

AntoineLaporte

Re: [BUDA] Ted Rudd

Superterminal, it is where the story starts !

Ted Died jumping, he was on of the bests at this time and he probably still is as not a lot of people can redo what he does in his 2 pieces tracksuit.

maretus

Re: [AntoineLaporte] Ted Rudd

AntoineLaporte wrote: Superterminal, it is where the story starts !

Ted Died jumping, he was on of the bests at this time and he probably still is as not a lot of people can redo what he does in his 2 pieces tracksuit.
Ted was a good friend and an innovator who saw the potential that exists in tracking. Too bad he had to go before he could fully see how the potential is being explored. Also it´s worth to mention that we spoke a lot with Ted while working on the PTS project and he shared a lot of his thoughts on it so his legacy exists also in the suit.

Markus
HSBC / SBA / FBA
www.basejump.fi / www.basejumper.ch

Rover

Re: [Hanzo] Ted Rudd

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=am22-pZLimY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSTZ9PobH6s

my first impression is that you're an asshole

Heat

Re: [Rover] Ted Rudd

There is a video named «last load with Ted» where he is tracking like the devil. If my memory serves me right it was filmed by Livia and it might be on facebook somewhere. Mad skills and hardcore...

Isfjorden B.A.S.E.

dmcoco84

Re: [Hanzo] Ted Rudd

Hanzo wrote: Does anybody have any stories about this guy?
This was a good one:

dmcoco84 wrote: As for the guy who did the slider down 15+ sec delay. He escaped w/o injury but from the look of his canopy, he was extremely lucky he didn't go in. He had 5 lines brake including a few other things that will need to be repaired before the rig is jumpable again.

Lesson from this, if you have multiple rigs, and do not remember how it was packed...Skip the load and repack it. Especially if you store the rig without an attached PC (Which could aid in remembering how it was packed. If you have a rig with a 46 on it, you can guess it was not packed slider up.)

http://www.basejumper.com/...post=2875194#2875194 .

Hanzo

Re: [Rover] Ted Rudd

I can’t believe how flat some of those jumps looked. That’s insane he was doing that in a regular two piece. Also, the midgets are always fun to look at do normal stuff. There has to be a midget somewhere around the globe jumping. ????

TomAiello

Re: [Hanzo] Ted Rudd

He's Italian. And tracks like a monster. You can run into him at Brento quite often.

I also know an Aussie who may qualify, depending on your definitions.

Tom Aiello

Tom@SnakeRiverBASE.com
Snake River BASE Academy

kleggo

Re: [TomAiello] Ted Rudd

is Ted Ruud, different person than Eilive (sp?) Ruud?

Met Eilive 6 - 8" years ago in Northern Norway.
Eilive could most definitely fly.
Not sure how he finally got caught out @ little colorado.

He was a good guy.

TomAiello

Re: [kleggo] Ted Rudd

Yes. Different guy. Ted was a Kiwi and Eiliv was a Norwegian.

Ted: https://bfl.baseaddict.com/record/BFL168
Eiliv: https://bfl.baseaddict.com/record/BFL197

Tom Aiello

Tom@SnakeRiverBASE.com
Snake River BASE Academy

TomAiello

Re: [Hanzo] Ted Rudd

Photo of one of our old guest books from BASE dinners at our house (Ted's first trip to Twin Falls).

Ted apparently found my stature unimpressive.

Tom Aiello

Tom@SnakeRiverBASE.com
Snake River BASE Academy

Hanzo

Re: [TomAiello] Ted Rudd

Are confirming the existence of a BASE jumping midget? If so, how do they get gear. All custom. They would be very fun to throw off a terminal wall.

TomAiello

Re: [Hanzo] Ted Rudd

Hanzo wrote: Are confirming the existence of a BASE jumping midget? If so, how do they get gear.
All BASE gear is custom anyway. I don't know that I've ever seen a manufacturer deliver a harness that wasn't custom sized to the order.

I think he has more than a thousand jumps, so, yes, I'd say he's having fun.

Tom Aiello

Tom@SnakeRiverBASE.com
Snake River BASE Academy

dmcoco84

Re: [Hanzo] Ted Rudd

Hanzo wrote: Also, the midgets are always fun to look at do normal stuff.

They would be very fun to throw off a terminal wall.
Ooookay. <---Said like Adam Carolla

And we're back to Logan Paul.

Hanzo wrote: I can’t believe how flat some of those jumps looked. That’s insane he was doing that in a regular two piece. Also, the midgets are always fun to look at do normal stuff. There has to be a midget somewhere around the globe jumping. ????

dmcoco84

Re: [TomAiello] Ted Rudd

TomAiello wrote: He's Italian. And tracks like a monster. You can run into him at Brento quite often.
"P.S." - Dark Fear is not a dwarf.

TomAiello wrote: I also know an Aussie who may qualify, depending on your definitions.
So then... No. -- Hanzo will/must be devastated.

Hanzo

Re: [TomAiello] Ted Rudd

Just found his memorial video on you tube. Cool stuff, early skydive jumps and some base and surfing stuff. Seemed like a fun guy to crush a beer with after a jump.

TransientCW

Re: [Hanzo] Ted Rudd

I got my first canopy from him back in 2007 or so, Troll 265 DW, came with 2 beautiful ripped crossport holes, and was so stoked to have gotten gear from such a legend. Ted was a BALLER

gravity brings me down............